Steel Wall Restraints

Wall restraints are an essential element in the stability of walls.

When a wall is bowed less than 2 inches it is recommended that the wall be restrained from further inward movement with steel wall restraints. When hydrostatic pressure from the soil is putting pressure on the foundation walls and causing them to lean or bow inward, it is necessary to supply an equal resistance on the opposite side of the wall to ensure the wall will not continue to shift, crack, and bow. Steel beams are installed vertically against the wall and anchored to the floor joists above and to the concrete floor below.